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SPRAY AND DUST FOR PESTS 
Insects and diseases may infest the vegetable garden but 
may never become a serious problem if one watches for evi 
dence of damage and takes prompt action. Sprays and dusts 
are available in convenient packages to combat every garden 
pest. When spraying cover all parts of the plant and both 
sides of the leaves. Do a thorough job promptly and avoid a 
serious infestation, 
Success in gardening starts by following certain rules. 
Whether these be noted from the pages of books or gathered 
from practical experience makes little difference. The process 
is the same. Good seed, soil, water, fertilizer, and work makes 
for success. 
If we understand that almost every seed we sow has stored 
within its shell the ability to sprout and grow into a useful 
plant we can easily think of seeds as plants ready to set 
out which will make the picture of the finished garden clearer 
in our mind’s eye thus avoiding many of the early mistakes 
of planting. 
Seeds are started by sowing in the soil of the garden. There 
germination takes place readily when conditions required for 
growth are met. Fortunately good garden soil, well prepared 
meets these requirements: soil moisture, usually present after 
winter rains or supplied by irrigation; soil temperature, heat 
from the sun and the main reason why certain tender seeds 
should be delayed in sowing (until the ground is warm), and 
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preparation which we have been recommending. As far as 
fertilizer is concerned young seedlings don’t need extra feed: 
ing until they have used up the stored food of the cotyledons. 
It is better to delay feeding until growth is well started and 
then apply gradually. This is in addition to the humus (manure, 
peat, compost, etc.) and phosphate and other fertilizers put 
into the soil at the time of preparation. They are deeper down 
and can be reached by the plants as they grow. 
By thinking of the seeds as plants we will sow them far 
enough apart to reduce drastic thinning. We wouldn’t set 
plants out very close because before long we would not have 
much of a garden, competition between the plants would re- 
duce the flowers, fruit sand shape of the individual) plants to 
an undesired minimum. In both vegetable and flower gardens 
we strive for perfection in either flowers, fruits or foliage— 
poor quality is seldom tolerated. 
Actually every seed we sow will not germinate. Not from 
poor quality, but more often because other factors more dif- 
ficult to control affect the seed. Among these are water, in 
excess, which may either wash the seeds out altogether or 
cover them more than they should be to sprout, (See planting 
chart). Crows and rodents may eat some. Soil fungi and very 
wet soils before germination may cause many to rot. So we 
usually sow seeds thicker than needed and thin the row later 
on to a spacing that allows the desired growth. 
The planting chart below contains suggestions to enable 
proper planning of the garden. However, most varieties used 
in the small home garden are best sown in smaller rows for 
which a packet each will usually suffice. Replanting to pro- 
long the season of short maturing crops is a splendid idea 
and makes maximum use of the prepared soil. 
QUANTITY OF SEED AND SPACING FOR HOME AND MARKET GARDENS 
Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
Required Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
: of row an acre inches inches inches 
Artichoke, Globe ...... %4 02. 6 to 8 oz. 40 to 48 18 to 24 1 
Asparagus ..... SE Y% oz. 4 lbs. 14to24 8to6 1 
Beans; sBushws<ccse's) 1% lb. 50 to 60 lbs. 24to80 2to8 1144 to2 
Beans, Lima ...... see 0 4 Ib 80 to 50 lbs. 24to36 8to6 1%to2 
Beans, Pole .......... Y% lb. 30 to 35 lbs. 36to48 6to8 1%to2 
Beet i. .ccireste gia Satersioecals VY oz 8 to 14 lbs. 14to24 38to4 &%tol 
Beet, Mangel & Sugar % oz 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to24 6to9 W%tol 
Swiss Chard’. srs Y% oz. 6 to 10 Ibs. 18to24 10to12 1 
Broccolteyosccentsieressrste.e Y, oz. A oz 20to86 16to22 tol 
Brussels Sprouts ..... 4 oz. 4 oz 20to 386 16to22 % to % 
Cabbage warm cactccclecsts Y oz. 4 02. 18 to 386 14 to 24 % 
CardoGn Serie cterele «c/s sre VY oz. 5 oz. 20 to 32 20to30 %tol 
Carrot.) Sarcaeiie) oete Soret Ah OZ 3 to 4 Ibs. 16to24 1to3 % 
Cauliflower so. <2... VY, oz 4 oz. 24to 30 20 to 24 % 
Celery scapes sie clave Ve oz 4 oz. 24to30 4to6é YY 
ChicoOry> sorarctsies 2a oseete Y% oz 4 to 5 lbs 20to36 2to8 Wtol 
Collard varserunieerssidstoe's ¥, oz 5 oz. 24to30 14tol18 % 
Corn shop asecidedesis 3 02. 6 to 8 lbs 84to40 6to8 1 
Corn, Sweet ....-...<% 40z. 10to 12 lbs. 30 to 42 9 to 12 1 
Gorn Salad Wicca s ce 20z. 10 to 12 Ibs. 14to 18. ~3t0 4 TA 
(SiG eroninous cTnCOrb OO 1 oz 10 lbs 12:to 18" ¥-2\to'4 % 
Cucumbers. ec clears «eres Y% oz 8 to 4 lbs 48to60 12to86 %to%4 
Dandelion sees iets sisi Y% oz 5 to 6 lbs 18to22 6tol10 Y 
Dillac. rete E Ne sisrate res - Woz. 5 lbs. 20to86 4to6 % 
Bee Plant... ee oe ee OZ 5 to 6 oz 24to36 18 to 24 % 
Hndivey us vcicileiicee sisie.s 117202, 4 to 5 lbs 18to24 8tol2 % 
Bennelivivcoscsttine wes « Y oz 8 to 4 lbs. 24to82 5to8 34 
Kalexe ce eeiina ciasnins oun va Oz a o4: tor Ibs,” 224:t0 32) 14.to 22 
Seed Seed Distance Distance Depth 
Required Required between apart of 
VEGETABLE for 50 ft. to sow rows in row planting 
of row an acre inches inches inches 
Kohl Rabiviiencrisvcteveleies Y%oz. 4tobd lbs. 14to24 4to6 % 
Tees G Sisisieisneyavaas elarere Y oz A lbs. 14to36. 2to3 34 
Tettuceini: «ac cletete teres Y% oz 3 Ibs. Zito) See GOnLe, % 
Melon, Musk ......56. Ye oz 8 to 4 lbs 70 to 80 36 to 60 3 
Melon, Water ........ Vy oz 3 to 4 lbs 72to 96 72 to 96 %% 
Mustard yes cece steiee siete Y oz 4 lbs. 14to24 6to9 % 
Okrates deme cele ae ters 1 oz 8 to 10 lbs. 24to40 18 to 24 1 
Onion Ohres aie wet cree ones Y oz 8 to 4 lbs 18to24 3to4 %4 
Onion (for sets)...... 60 to 85 Ibs. 12to14 Notthin’d % 
Parsnip letiscs gontewles. VY oz 8 to 4 lbs. 18to24 8to4 % 
PaAYSley Weravaiclstctaterere eieiere TAN0Zeq) sor tOvAe bse nL 2 to) 20 aun Gitar wy 
Peas Ar) ahote atete tena ove state % Ib. 90to 180 lbs. 24t086 1l1to2 1to2 
PEDDELA ccorherketenere aioreens Ye oz 1 to 2 lbs. 20 to 30 18 to 29 
Potatoes. sceisictere rs sreiere 8 lbs. 800-1000 24to 36 18 to 24 6 
Pumpkini ei cece ee cicne 2 oz 8 to 4 lbs. 96to0110 60 to 84 % 
Radish sccsctenen sis. 1% oz. 10 to 12 Ibs. 12to18 1to2 1% 
Rhubarbeiewiaesc eeictere V4 oz 3 Ibs. 24to42 20 to 24 % 
Rutabagawaeccccc cess oz. 2to4 Ibs. 18to24 4to7 % 
Saeed Ne snes core Y% oz 4to5 lbs. 20to24 6to10 BvA 
Salsifiy Sessa tctctoreoreute 34 oz (ton8 Ibs.) 218 to 2452 to's % 
Sorrel ya veneer eee Y% oz 4 to 5 Ibs. 18'to 22°. 2) tos 
Din ache trimesters eteiatctels % oz. 10 to 20 Ibs. 14to18 38tod 34 
Squash, Bush ...... Se gor 4to6 lbs. 42to0 48 42 to 48 1 
Squash, Vining ...... 1 oz 4 lbs. 72 to 90 60 to 90 1 
Sunflower foeclasicisse'ce 6 1 oz 7 to 8 lbs 48to70 10to12 1 
(Romaton acct ste tcieseee 2 oz 40to60 36 to 40 1g 
Tobacco ......seeeeeee 2 oz. 36 to 48 24 to 36 % 
Ube ebhY Ganoane sialelel sielse ee alOZonee 2, LOLOt1bS: 12to20 2to4 % 

REGULAR APPLICATIONS OF FERTILIZER PAY IN MORE AND LARGER FLOWERS 1 
